pure and simple

idiom

: with nothing other than what has been mentioned

—used after a noun or phrase to add emphasis

It was fraud, pure and simple.

The relationship is over, pure and simple.

Examples of pure and simple in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web No one will use this car in inclement conditions, but rather as a fair-weather machine to be seen and heard in—pure and simple. —

Robert Ross, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2024 Unlike in virtually every other major sporting event, the Olympics are all about patriotism, pure and simple and chilling. —

Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024 Their main function is to ruthlessly eliminate any potential sources of opposition or dissent, pure and simple, no questions asked. —

Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2022 Web-site defacements and non-cyber actions are protest, pure and simple. —

Yochai Benkler, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2012 See all Example Sentences for pure and simple

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